On-tap 7/31/2016 at Stevie D’s in Cumberland, RI, served in a tulip glass.

A: The beer is a deep coppery brown color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, a good amount of hops and some fruit.

T: The taste starts out with a mild sweetness from flavors of caramel and fruit. Then a good hops bitterness comes in. The malt character is hearty and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.

S - Pine, orange, hop buds, dark bread and a touch of caramel. Can smell it from 2 feet away. Very nice.

T - Quick bite of hop bitterness and then orange flesh, toasted brown bread, pine, caramel, light touch of chocolate and mint. There's a pleasant bitter kick in the finish but the malt flavors are still present. Great balance.

O - Reminds me of a Troegs Nugget Nectar; a beer I really enjoy, so this is right up my alley. I'd heard about this beer for years on the Brewing Network podcasts. Glad I got to finally try it and will be glad to have it again at any time. Good stuff.

Reddish brown like many krieks. Slow rising bubbles, and a finger of cappuccino beige, creamy head.

Nutty, slightly firey hops, earthy and an almost pasta like quality. Fruity orange, caramel, and a hint of cherries.

Amazing on the tongue. A smooth balance of orange and firey fruitiness as on the nose, hints of caramel, toffee, a hint of sweet and a hint of bitter.

Medium body, foamy carbonation.

This brew really comes together well. I knew I should order it off of wish beer as I did. Been disappointed in getting old hop-dead brews with imported prices with them, but this one seems fresh. So good. Drank in Chiang Mai, July 14th, 2016.

I’ve never heard of this Cali brewery before, but I got this in a variety box so we’ll give it a shot. This red ale pours a dark brownish red color with a thin, white, rocky head. The smell is of caramel malts and piney hops in equal measure. The taste is a definitely a little more sweet than the standard red ale, with bold caramel and sweet bread flavors. The hops get lost in the initial taste, but then assert themselves in the aftertaste, which is a little bitter and imparts faint pine and grapefruit flavors. It’s not really as hoppy as I thought it would be though based on the bottle’s description. The body is medium. This beer has a nice balance, but it’s flavors are a little basic (standard malt, standard hop flavors). Red ales aren’t known for being overly complex, but this is a little simple even for a red ale. Nevertheless, there isn’t anything actually wrong with this red ale and it’s very drinkable.

Aroma is very dank, with floral, resiny, grassy, earthy, and citrusy hops adding contrast to the rich, toasted and fruity specialty malt character that's slightly sweet.

Flavor reveals more of a malt dominant backbone, with a punch of grapefruit juice upfront that fades to floral, grassy notes that accent the fairly sweet caramel, fruit, and toasted notes. The finish lacks typical ipa bitterness, and is lightly earthy bitter.